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> [Fashion has been collected and exhibited for many years. People were picking up clothing of famous individuals, like Marie Antoinette's shoe or Napoleon's hat. That part of the resistance to having fashion in museums had to do with it being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-steele/fashion-has-been-collected-and-exhibited-for-many-years-people-were/)

[Valerie Steele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-steele/)

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## Other authors on 18th century

## More by Valerie Steele

> [The stiletto is the icon of erotic femininity. You're taller, thinner and curvier, all at the same time. What's not to like?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-steele/the-stiletto-is-the-icon-of-erotic-femininity-you-re-taller-thinner/)

[Valerie Steele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-steele/)

> [Fashion is a part of the world and part of history. It's not a meaningless swirl of meaningless clothes. They (clothes) reflect the times.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-steele/fashion-is-a-part-of-the-world-and-part-of-history-it-s-not-a/)

[Valerie Steele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-steele/)

> [Fashion museums think the more you know about the significance of clothes culturally, the more interesting they are. We certainly don't neglect the aesthetic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-steele/fashion-museums-think-the-more-you-know-about-the-significance-of/)

[Valerie Steele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-steele/)

> [Power dressing is combat gear for the trip to the top.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-steele/power-dressing-is-combat-gear-for-the-trip-to-the-top/)

[Valerie Steele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-steele/)

> [Unlike art, the consumption of fashion is not based primarily on knowledge or education but functions through visual awareness, a type of sensuality and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-steele/unlike-art-the-consumption-of-fashion-is-not-based-primarily-on/)

[Valerie Steele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-steele/)

> [Very rarely is there actually a functional reason for a fashion rule](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-steele/very-rarely-is-there-actually-a-functional-reason-for-a-fashion-rule/)

[Valerie Steele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-steele/)

> [I think fashion is probably one of the most accessible and immediate forms of visual culture. In 1978, when I realized that I wanted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-steele/i-think-fashion-is-probably-one-of-the-most-accessible-and-immediate/)

[Valerie Steele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-steele/)

> [Fashion has been collected and exhibited for many years. People were picking up clothing of famous individuals, like Marie Antoinette's shoe or Napoleon's hat.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-steele/fashion-has-been-collected-and-exhibited-for-many-years-people-were/)

[Valerie Steele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-steele/)

> [The item of clothing that makes us feel powerful is the one that makes us feel confident and self-assured, that magically makes us look…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-steele/the-item-of-clothing-that-makes-us-feel-powerful-is-the-one-that/)

[Valerie Steele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-steele/)

> [I think that a lot of our fashion history shows do touch on important issues. Fashion and Technology obviously does, because technology is impacting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-steele/i-think-that-a-lot-of-our-fashion-history-shows-do-touch-on-important/)

[Valerie Steele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-steele/)

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